Mayapán (Màayapáan in the modern Mayan language; in Spanish, Mayapán) is an abandoned pre-Columbian Maya city located a few kilometers south of the town of Telchac Pueblo in the municipality of Tekax, approximately 40 km southeast of Mérida and 100 km west of Chichén Itzá; in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Mayapán was the political and cultural capital of the Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula during the late Postclassic period from the 1220s to the 1440s. The estimated total population of the city is 15,000–17,000 people.

The most striking building in Mayapán is the round observatory tower. The Maya were talented astronomers. They were especially obsessed with the movement of Venus and other planets, as they believed these were Gods traveling back and forth from the Earth to the underworld and the heavenly realms.

This is the main building of the Mayapan archaeological excavations, considered a smaller replica of the Kukulkan pyramid in Chichen Itza. It is a stepped pyramid composed of nine platforms with rounded corners, and at the top are the remains of a temple.

Next to the Pyramid of Kukulkan, there is a substructure with molded reliefs of human figures resembling warriors. Both have exposed ribs, no heads, and instead of heads, there are niches where fragments of skulls were found.

A square platform with balustrades and staircases on all four sides, reminiscent of the Venus platform in Chichen Itza, which is similarly located on the northwest side of the pyramid.

Another structure that reminds us of the overall architecture of Chichen Itza is the Venus Platform, which is a small four-sided foundation with steps on each side. At the top, there are still the walls of a small temple or sanctuary.

At the back of the Observatory is the Hall of the Mascarons of the god Chaac (the rain god), which can also be seen in other Mayan archaeological sites.

The Temple of Painted Niches in Mayapán, like many other buildings at this site, was constructed in two stages. The first consists of 15 steps made of rough stone, and the second of seven steps made of Puuc-style stone with borders.

The Fisherman's Temple is a structure consisting of several foundation levels stacked on top of each other, with a staircase leading to the temple adorned with frescoes.

Все, что осталось от великолепного дворца — это великолепные расписные колонны; теперь можно только представить, насколько он когда-то был прекрасен.